Church Continues Post Tornado Recovery

Mobile, AL - This church is technically LeFlore high school's gym. It's been the congregation's home for months. The 2012 Christmas Day Tornado destroyed Sweet Pilgrim Baptist Church.

When I got there the first thing that happened was my mouth dropped wide open I was just amazed to see how damaged the church really was, says Reverend Julius Bryant. The church couldn't be saved--it's been cleared away, the only thing left is the church's name on a block. The Reverend says they've done all they can and await permit approval from the City of Mobile to start construction. Until a church is built the congregation will have to adjust to some changes.

Well it's been kind of frustrating, busy but I wont complain my plan is not God's plan, says Willard McCaskey. The reverend isn't sure when the new building will be up. In the year since all this--he says everyone here has raised their hands to god and learned many lessons. The most important one is a church isn't a building--it's people who grow the word of God. This year brought the entire congregation closer together.

I think there is a newness God is restoring on this church and this community, I think God has some things planned for us, says Reverend Bryant.

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Church Continues Post Tornado Recovery